Netanyahu Says US an ‘Extraordinary Friend’ During Rubio Visit
Secretary Rubio's visit includes discussions on Israel-Hamas conflict, US commitment to Israeli security, and legal challenges amid preparations for Israel's Gaza City invasion.
- On Sunday, Marco Rubio, serving as the United States Secretary of State, commenced his official trip to Israel by participating in a prayer at Jerusalem’s Western Wall alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ambassador Mike Huckabee.
- The visit follows heightened regional tensions due to the conflict in Gaza, including an Israeli airstrike on Hamas leaders in Doha last week, which Rubio said he was not happy about.
- During the visit, Rubio and officials explored recently uncovered tunnels below the Western Wall, engaged in prayers to honor the U.S. president, and inserted notes into the wall’s crevices as part of local tradition.
- At the end of his visit, Rubio left a message in the Western Wall guest book expressing a hope for peace throughout the Holy Land and the world, and highlighted that the American-Israeli partnership remains as solid and enduring as the ancient stones of the wall.
- Rubio’s trip aims to reinforce U.S.-Israel cooperation, focus on securing hostage returns from Gaza, ensuring humanitarian aid, and addressing the regional security threat posed by Hamas.
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State Secretary Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Visit the Western Wall
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit the Western Wall at 6:50 a.m. ET on Sept. 14. During his visit to Israel, Rubio met with Israeli leadership to discuss the war in Gaza, amid tensions with fellow U.S. allies in the Middle East over Israel’s strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar and its continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank. ...
U.S. Secretary of State visits the Wailing Wall along with Netanyahu At least 52 people have died this day in the Gaza Strip from Israeli army bombings
Jerusalem, the Prime Minister then heads the US Secretary of State in the underground area (ANSA)


The stronger the international pressure, the greater the U.S. support for the government of Benjamin Netanyahu . After the overwhelming support of the UN General Assembly for the creation of the Palestinian State and while Doha hosted the first day of the Arab-Islamic summit to seek a joint response in front of Israel, Marco Rubio landed this Sunday in Tel Aviv on his first official trip as Secretary of State. Rubio accompanied Netanyahu on a vi…
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